brussels imposed several conditions on buyer they included selling parts of its business to german rival b.a.'s seth the deal announced in october would see buy or sell the bulk of its crop seeds units and its glide for say herbicide business to be. in response to these concerns the parties have submitted a remedy package worth well over six billion euros. this remedy package removes all problematic overlaps between the parties activities. and it ensures that the number of global players active competing and innovating in seeds and pesticides remains the same before and after the merger brussels gave the go ahead despite opposition by environmentalists who fear the deal gives too much power to the world's leading manufacturer is of genetically modified organisms g.m.o. . and the controversial weed killer glide for sage u.s. regulators still have to approve the merger. and for more on this we can turn to all financial correspondent. frank now genelle this is obviously a huge merger how much market dominance will this new company have. while buyer one sun two combined would control about a fou

of board that's going to be so tricky for them just because you also there's a lot of leaks testing b.a. are and there's also not a lot of officials a lot of referees available that i experience in v.a. odds are that would be a really difficult task for fifi especially because you just have a few more months to go but i think she also has to find a way to cut down the time of the replay because if you're a fan or if you're a player and you have to wait one or two minutes for a decision to be made going back to the point of the flow is so important but i also think that the fans in the stadium i think people also owns a sense of a sense of transparency to them just because if you're on the stand and replay happens we do know that the ref often makes that rectangular that square box high so we know a replays about to happen but the fans don't see anything the screens are in the stadium so it would be nice if the the ref actually if you see the replace being played in the stadium on those screens and if the ref can actually explain their decision like it's like the way they do in cricket a

or b.a. work, less than 40,000 a year. that's far below an average two bedroom rent right now plus important. so while it's noble work and important work, the pay is below what the professionals need to thrive. as one of our family child care advisors reminded me, she said i can't pick up my family child care business and commute in from oakland or alameda or somewhere more affordable because child care homes they're home is being licensed and operated to care for other san francisco children. so those are the three pressing gaps. we do have additional challenge, which i think is important to lift up? because of fragmentation in different program and see some challenges in state and federal policy, our early care and education is hard for busy working parents of diverse cultural backgrounds to navigate. and so a fourth priority is to lift up and make better, more clear information available and also make our programs easier to understand, access and engage with and retain. thank you. >> supervisor fewer: thank you very muc

resigned some of the charges date back to as long as two thousand and five the arms deal involving b.a. systems based in the u.k. and sub based in switzerland mr zuma has denied any wrongdoing. and here discussed sanctions that the president has placed on argentina and he's what he's done is he has actually put a ban on the petro the petro is the crypto currency used for several things it's including gold oil and diamonds and it's based it was supposedly going to help the argentinean economy grow out of the sanctions of the u.k. u.s. placed on earlier and away to join us now the currency and futures expert from simpler trading is rajeev horner well she thanks for joining us what do you make of the late breaking news on the sanctions thanks for having it's an honor to be here the these very well then as well and petros cryptocurrency story is an interesting one because it was it it's a fascinating way that madeira is trying to backdoor the cross border transactions that he knows would not be allowed under the current sanctions but it opens the door up to what russia and iran might do in

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resigned some of the charges date back to as long as two thousand and five the arms deal involving b.a. systems based in the u.k. and sub based in switzerland mr zuma has denied any wrongdoing. i. can hear discussed sanctions that the president has placed on argentina and he's what he's done is he has actually put a ban on the petro the petro is the crypto currency used for several things it's including gold oil and diamonds and it's based that was supposedly going to help the argentinean economy grow out of the sanctions of the u.k. u.s. placed on earlier and away to join us now the currency and futures expert from simpler trading is rajiv horner well she thanks for joining us what do you make of the late breaking news on the sanctions thanks for having me on to be here these very way then as well and petros cryptocurrency story is an interesting one because it was it it's a fascinating way that majoris trying to backdoor the cross border transactions that he knows would not be allowed out of the current sanctions but it opens the door up to what russia and iran might do in response r

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been a windfall for arms manufacturers the top global weapons manufacturers lockheed martin boeing b.a. systems raytheon and northrop grumman every corded record profits which they credit to president trump raytheon c.e.o. tom kennedy went so far as to brand trump the chief salesperson for u.s. defense as trump virtually sparred with north korean premier kim jong il in his administration struck arms deals with south korea and he called on japan to buy u.s. made weapons but at the center of trump's foreign policy is his relationship with saudi arabian crown prince mohammed bin some on during his first foreign trip in may twenty seventh teen president trump in the saudi monarchy signed the largest arms deal in u.s. history worth one hundred ten billion dollars as a result stocks of lockheed martin raytheon and boeing reach all time highs that they all came as the saudi arabian led war in yemen has killed ten thousand people led to a massive cholera outbreak and put a million people on the brink of famine and what the u.n. called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world well congress to

a native of alabama, and on his b.a. degree in alabama in 1954. he remembers seeing legendary alabama football coach bear bryant for his early morning practice, but he was always too intimidated to approach the legendary coach. after serving in the air force, he returned to tuscaloosa and earned his doctorate in 1965. hes teaching took him to north carolina state where he served as chair of the department of history. whether administering or teaching or both, his scholarship has never stalled. he's the author of 14 books and numerous essays on the civil war. several of these books relate to lincoln. among them, with charity for all, lincoln and the restoration of the union, which won the second place for the 1998 lincoln prize. lincoln's last months. which came out in 2004 and received our own institute's book award. lincoln's rise to the presidency, which was awarded the henry adams prize by the society for history in federal government. lincoln and the border states, 2011, which was co-winner of the lincoln prize. and his latest book, lincoln an

he is a native of alabama and earned his b.a. degree at alabama in 1954. he remembers seeing legendary alabama football coach bear bryant at the popular pugs restaurant, but he said he was too intimidated to approach the legendary coach. and after serving in the air force, he returned to school in tuss ka lieu is a and earned his doctorate. his teaching career took him to milsap college and then to north carolina state where he served as the chair of the department of history. whether administering or teach thing or both, his scholarship has never stalled. she the author of 14 book, and numerous articles and essays on the civil war and reconstruct n reconstruction. seven of the books relate to lincoln and notable "for charity and all" and lincoln and the restoration of the union which won the liberty prize. an lincoln's last months which came out in 2004 and received our own institution's book award. and lincoln's rise to the presidency, and that is henry adams' prize for society and lincoln in the border states of 2011 which was the author of the lincoln

. >> steven boss, mission b.a. again. i like this project. i went to one of the community meetings and spoke in favour of it. i actually found it pretty distasteful that the wealthy homeowners in the audience audibly hissed at me and called me a shell when i was speaking in favour of 100% affordable housing. so i would really love for it to be approved as quick as possible so i could be a little smug about it. thanks. >> any additional public comment on this item? [laughter] seeing none, we'll close public comment. commissioners? commissioner moore. >> looking at the appeal, i do not believe that the displacement of 180 parking spaces in this area warrants more than what has already been done in environmental analysis since the early 1970s, there has been displacement of parking throughout the area. starting from the building of the golden gate commons to the relocation of the farmer's market, etc., etc.. and even 15 years ago, people started to talk about a joint strategy to look at other marking resources within the area. such as the golden

he holds a b.a. in economics from the university of pennsylvania and is a chartered financial analyst. >> first i'd like to thank the members of puc and commissioners and the hard work that goes as changeless mentioned they presented work and to city government and this report this year is attached and a pen dex and i'm going to go through some of the highlights through the past year. the revenue bond oversight committee itself facilitates transparency and accountability and it's revenue pond by making sure that all proceeds are spent in accordance with the authorizing bond resolution and applicable laws. in general, our abilities and jurisdiction of using new projects under construction and going through revenue bond proceed expenditures. and before going into highlights, i would like to mention members of the p.u.c. who have been instrumental to our work. this is a incomplete list and there are others i would like to thank. charles pearl, dan weighed, karen cue bick, richard morales have been instr

. >> starting with the b.a., with secretary shull kene, the president is glad for the job he's doingn reforming the v.a. and modernizing the v.a. a lot of movements they've had there and he supports him in those efforts. but they are also -- we have been reviewing these actions and making sure that we're being very responsible with taxpayer dollars. this is something the president has asked all of his team to go back and look at. >> and on gun sales, senator mcconnell on capitol hill a few minutes ago said that next week the senate would not be moving forward with the fix nics legislation and cornyn said they'll be discussing regulation of potentially human trafficking next week. and it seems republicans are running away from the president wanted with a quick solution or a quick res lightni-- resolutio this front. why doesn't the president have the clout on capitol hill that president -- that the president and congress, why can't he seem to get congress to bend his will. >> i don't think it is about bending to his will. i think it is about an ongoing discussion about the best pieces

leadership in policy studies from virginia polytechnic, a master's from the university of north carolina and b.a. in english and secondary education from north carolina central university. dr. lowery. >> hello. thank you. thanks. good afternoon. thank you for joining us in a discussion about a new era, focusing on state and local collaboration. our panelists today if you will please come and join me is commissioner of education katie anthes, state of colorado, and dr. deirdre pilch, superintendent of greeley evans school district six in colorado. welcome. just to set the stage, you have heard a lot about this throughout the day, this is the drumbeat among the chiefs, equity matters. and the chiefs have done something that a lot of organizations hadn't even had on their radar screen. they have actually come together across the country, all of the membership, and determined what those ten equity commitments will be. and by doing that, they actually defined what equity is, so there is a comparable conversation when we're having the discussion about equity. and we're really pleased about that becaus

first, last week senator bra b.a. ras so, the republican whip made a strong speech in which he denounced as mark short did the necessity to use culture on all appointments. and he called for a new agreement similar to the bipartisan agreement senator schumer had with republicans in 2013 allowing several votes on domination to come up and not requiring the culture so much. have you talked to the senator about this or is the president talking to him, and is that something the administration endorses? >> i'm not aware i forget a conversation. i haven't spoken to him. i would generally agree with the concept, but not having seen details. >> egypt is having an election this week and all signs the president will be laerkd without opposition. does the president plan to call him? >> i don't have any call plans to read out to you. tray? >> thanks, raj. the president spoke with russian president vladimir putin last week. today we saw this major action by the united states to expel these 60 diplomats and close the consulate in s

brussels imposed several conditions on buyer they included selling parts of its business to german rival b.a.'s say if that deal announced in october would see buy or sell the bulk of its crop seeds units and its glide for say herbicide business to be. in response to these concerns the parties have submitted a remedy package worse well over six billion euros. this remedy package removes all problematic overlaps between the parties activities. and it ensures that the number of global players active competing and innovating in seeds and pesticides remains the same before and after the merger brussels gave the go ahead despite opposition by environmentalists who fear the deal gives too much power to the world's leading manufacturer as of genetically modified organisms g.m.o. those and the controversial weed killer glyphosate u.s. regulators still have to approve the merger. lenny i spoke for financial correspondent john allen. and asked him about that issue of market dominance. well you said it yourself helena fifty seven billion dollars that's definitely a big deal and one that will create the

and b.a. now in place of a showdown between the bron james cleveland cavaliers and his former teammate the miami heat is edging closer the heat are now just half a game off sixth place in the eastern conference after beating chicago hundred three to ninety two on the day at miami can claim sixty they're likely to open their postseason campaign this le bron's cavaliers four thirty in the east. and the player nicknamed the japanese babe ruth a has made his major league baseball debut angels are sure he'll tiny who is both a powerful batter and equally extraordinary pitcher recorded his first major league hit in the angel's opening day game against oakland where however the angels went down six five. and that is it for me i hand you back to julie. some of well that's it for me julian it's almost merriam namaz it will be you just a sec with much more of the day's news as always thanks for your company but by. what makes this moment this era we live in for so unique all this is really an attack on

no current affiliation, just recent graduate of political science, b.a. there is a lot of talk especially in this q&a about voting and how it's the most basic civic fundamental right. short of doing something like australia mandatory at least showing up to the ballot box, the statistics there just don't affirm that voting actually matters. you have a one in 60 million chance in being the influential vote in a presidential election. you have a one and 10 million chance in being the influential vote in a statewide election. even just to bring this further, a recent school board election in my hometown of 1,200, not even a single vote would have influenced that. so how do you tie these ideas together when you look at the statistics and they say that voting is something you should partake in but when the statistics aren't there to back that up, how do you continue to make your argument? >> i think al gore and hillary clinton might disagree with that assessment, but i'm curious what other people think. >> i -- so this is exactly the type of argument that you h

master's degree in education curriculum and instruction from the university of north carolina, and a b.a. in english and secondary education from north carolina central university. dwr dr. lowery. >> hello. thank you. thanks. good afternoon. thank you for joining us in a discussion about a new era, focusing on state and local collaboration. our panelists today if you will please come and join me is commissioner of education katie anthis, state of colorado deilcn colorado. and you're heard a lot about this throughout the day. this is the dwrum beat among the chiefs, equity matters. and the chiefs have done something that a lot of organizations hasn't even hadn't even had on their radar screen. they have come together across the country and terped what the ten equity commitments will be. and by doing that, they actually defined what equity is, so there is a comparable conversation when we're having the conversation about equity. and we're really pleased about that because they are interested in telling their stories. and you heard several of the chiefs thorn say we have got to start tellin

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. >> my name is janeai and lie up to b.a. >>> , beyonce. >> my name is iona johnson and lie up up to meet all of you. you guys are here because there will be a great rally that is happening tomorrow. >> yes. >> so tell us about what will be happening we are bringing all girls together. >> absolutely. we have eric, of american girl doll a writer and american girl actually shipped us books that we will have prizes for our contest and top prize is a doll, and we have guest speakers and honoraries coming that will inspire girls to be stars. >> we want to get these girls together in our area, bring them to city hall and rallies just for girls called bern to make her story and inspire them to greatness. >> absolutely. >> council company man talk about how important it is to have these, events. >> first lady michelle obama said it best measure of a society is how it treats its women and girls. aim excited that the next generation of girls will have far greater opportunities, but it starts building self esteem and planting seed of self-confidence, it has to start with their little girls and

she earned a b.a. and an m.a. serving in the white house -- m.a., serving in the white house, and now is the longest serving woman in congress. marcy has never forgotten her blue collar roots. she knows the importance of unions in providing jobs, -- job security and good wages. is she's focused on making sure -- she's focused on making sure that workers get their earned pension benefits. this is a big issue right now, that she is leading the charge on. i feel and felt from the beginning a special afinity, being a midwerner, and coming to this congress with these -- midwesterner and coming to this congress with midwestern values, nothing fancy, just about working people who want a good life and deserve to get it. marcy can match anybody with her understanding in the details of pension policy and she always stays focused on the fundamental goal of pensions, which is simply making sure that after a life of hard work, that women and men can retire with dignity and security. something that i'm afraid is in too short su